Parents Die of COVID After Short Visit with Their Kids: 'We Thought We Did Everything Right'

Photo: Joe Bruno A son is warning that short visits — even with precautions like testing and masks — can be unsafeduring the COVID-19 pandemic, after his parents died of the virus following a quick visit with him and his sister. “We’re a very close Italian family, so we’re used to seeing each other quite often and hugging and kissing, and we sacrificed all of that all year,” Joseph says....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 421 words · Jennifer Jackson

Paris Hilton Is 'Proud' Reform Bill Passes After Her Emotional Testimony of Utah School's Abuse

Paris Hilton testifying in Utah court in February.Photo: Kevin Ostajewski Paris Hiltonis celebrating the passing of a bill she testified on behalf of last month. Hilton, 39, appeared in a Utah court on Feb. 8 togive testimony againstProvo Canyon School — the school whose staff members she has accused of inflicting emotional, physical and psychological abuse on her during her stay as a teenager. On Wednesday, the bill passed in the Utah legislature and will now become law in the state....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 960 words · Julie Ross

Paris Hilton Says She and Husband Carter Reum 'Would Love to Have Twins': 'That Would Be Amazing'

Paris Hiltonhas babies on the brain!TheParis in Lovestar, 41, revealed on arecent episodeofNikkiandBrie Bella’sThe Bellas Podcastthat she and husbandCarter Reum,whom she wed late last year, are continuing to think about expanding their family.“I love being married. I just feel like I finally found my perfect match and I just feel so safe,” Hilton said of Reum, also 41. “I finally have my home and I just can’t wait to start a family and have kids....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 867 words · Natasha Carter

Patrick Dempsey's Sisters: All About Mary Dempsey and Alicia Hatten

Mary Dempsey and Patrick Dempsey attend the Hope Honors in 2008.Photo:Jamie McCarthy/WireImage Jamie McCarthy/WireImage MeetPatrick Dempsey’s older siblings. TheGrey’s Anatomyalum is the youngest child and only son ofWilliam and Amanda Dempsey, who were also parents to daughters Mary and Alicia Dempsey. In contrast to their high-profile actor brother (who was recently named PEOPLE’s “Sexiest Man Alive” for 2023), his sisters live much more private lives. However, the siblings' professional lives have crossed in another way....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 646 words · Victor Peters

Patrick Mahomes Says He Isn't Focused on Money in His Next Contract: 'Made Enough' to Be 'Set for' Life

Photo: Adam Bow/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesPatrick Mahomesis playing for his legacy, not for more money.Mahomes, 27, spoke to the media about his mindset at this point in his career, and the two-time Super Bowl champion explained that he’s not concerned about his payday as other top quarterbacks in the league out-earn him.Mahomes told reporters that he and his agent keep “open communication” with the team during offseasons so that he can do what’s best for everyone at the Kansas City Chiefs organization....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 852 words · Joann Wolfe

Patrick Mahomes Shares Emotional Embrace with His Dad After Super Bowl Win: 'We Did It'

Kansas City Chiefs quarterbackPatrick Mahomessought out out one of the most important figures in his life immediately following his triumphantSuper Bowlperformance. Moments after the confetti had fallen at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, the 24-year-old athlete searched in the crowd for his dad Pat Mahomes Sr., embracing the proud papa in an emotional hug. “Let me get my dad real quick,” said Patrick in the footage, as he made his way through celebratory crowds to find his father, who was all all decked out in Chiefs gear....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 375 words · Melanie Anderson

Patriots' Rob Gronkowski Announces Retirement at 29: It's 'Time to Move Forward'

Over a month afterwinning the Super Bowl, New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski announced on Sunday he’s retiring from the NFL. “It all started at 20 years old on stage at the NFL draft when my dream came true, and now here I am about to turn 30 in a few months with a decision I feel is the biggest of my life so far. I will be retiring from the game of football today,” hewroteon Instagram, alongside a shot of himself celebrating the team’sSuper Bowl LIIIwin....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 609 words · James Boyd

Paul Reiser Gets Into a Family Feud inThe Problem with PeopleTrailer (Exclusive)

Paul Reisergoes to battle with a distant relative in his latest movie. PEOPLE has the exclusive first trailer for Reiser’sThe Problem with Peopleahead of its world premiere at theAustin Film FestivalSaturday. In the comedy, Reiser, 67, who also co-wrote it, plays Barry, an American man whose long-lost Irish cousin Ciáran (Colm Meaney) invites him to visit their family in Ireland. Ciáran makes this ask at the behest of his elderly father, who wishes to reunite their extended family that moved to the U....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 297 words · Anthony Gray

Pause of Federal Student Loan Payments Has Been Extended Through August

Photo: Getty Millions of federalstudent loanborrowers are again being granted a payment pause. “If loan payments were to resume on schedule in May, analysis of recent data from the Federal Reserve suggests that millions of student loan borrowers would face significant economic hardship, and delinquencies and defaults could threaten Americans' financial stability,” Biden said in the statement. The move will grant more breathing room for 41 million borrowers, 35 million of which have not been making payments, according to Federal Reserve data....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 323 words · Dennis Dickerson

Peloton Announces Start of New Instructor and Adaptive Training Specialist Logan Aldridge

Logan Aldridge.Photo: Courtesy PelotonPeloton’s newest strength instructor’s first class is launching on Wednesday, the at-home fitness company announced this week.Logan Aldridge — who wasannouncedas joining the Peloton team back in December 2021 — will teach his premiere full-body strength class Wednesday at 7 p.m. EST.Aldridge is also an adaptive training specialist and will be the first instructor to teach adaptive training content for Peloton. He’ll teach adaptive and non-adaptive training classes, though the latter will include modifications for those differently abled....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 821 words · Vanessa Joseph

Pence Skips Trump's Send-Off but Will Attend Biden's Inauguration Ceremony

In their last hours in office, Vice PresidentMike Penceskipped PresidentDonald Trump’s send-off so that he can attend President-electJoe Biden’s inauguration. Pence, 61, was not in attendance at Trump’s going-away proceedings, and was said to likely skip the event sources previously toldCNNandThe Hill. The Wednesday morning send-off saw the outgoing presidentboard Air Force One a final time to go hometo his private Mar-a-Lago club in South Florida. Sources told the outlets Pence won’t be there so that he is still able to attend Biden’s inauguration, from which Trumppreviously confirmed he will be absent....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 479 words · Olivia Patel

Penn Badgley Confronts His 'You' Character Joe Goldberg in Hilarious TikTok: 'Don't Kill People!'

Photo: Penn Badgley/Tiktok Penn Badgleyhas some much-needed words of wisdom forJoe Goldberg. TheYoustar, 36, pulled double duty in his latestTikTok, attempting to talk some sense into his cunning serial killer character from the Netflix series after the first part of season 4 premiered this week on the streaming platform. “My Brother & Me,” he wrote in the caption. “Ok, this should be a pretty simple subject,” starts Penn as he sits on the couch....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 313 words · Jacqueline Knight

Penn Badgley's Toddler Recognized Him When the Actor Accidentally Turned on 'You' : 'Really Crazy'

Penn Badgley.Photo: Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images Penn Badgleyis sending a message to all fellow parents of pandemic babies: it gets better. Appearing onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonon Tuesday, theYoustar, 36, talked about life at home with his 2½-year-old son, whom he shares with wifeDomino Kirke. “Well, he’s a pandemic kid, so anybody who has kids, it’s a joy,” he said carefully. “It’s an immense — I mean, it’s wild....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 317 words · Evan Wagner